branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
each house; every house; many houses
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
for a while; for some time; for a period
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
Gemini (constellation); the Twins
inside; interior; inner part
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
staying in the air; remaining airborne
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
competent; suitable; qualified
Mayday (call for help); May Day (May 1)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)